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Our trip was nearing its end so we had to head back south, breaking the journey in Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi on the way. Our accommodation in K-town, the R.S. Hotel, was a standard business type affair but the kids wanted a pool. I was starting to get an ear infection…Read more

Heading north from Sai Yok Yai our destination for the night was Sangkhlaburi, a small Burmese-Thai settlement on the northern tip of the Vajiralongkorn reservoir. The road twisted and turned offering spectacular vistas of the lake around every corner. We were staying on a raft close to the famous wooden…Read more

Following an extended stint in the UK it was time for another Asian road trip, I had missed them. We were heading north, past Kanchanaburi and on towards Sai Yok Yai, a National Park on the River Kwae in the western reaches of Thailand. The drive was a long one, seven…Read more

Our trip had reached its most northerly point so it was time to head back south towards the coast once more. After some horsing around with good friends in Oxfordshire we crammed once again into the Silver Citroen Shed that had been our reliable wheels for the whole trip and made…Read more

Another foray into the Peak District took us to Stanage Edge, a gritstone escarpment near the village of Hathersage and mecca for local climbers. Wondering why the car park was empty, we headed through the Stanage Plantation and up to the rock face to be greeted with some house sized…Read more

It was time to get out into the wilderness and take some hikes across the rolling hills of the Peak District. Just 20 miles from Manchester central the sprawling uplands offer an opportunity to get back to nature and take in some stunning vistas across farmlands, moors, villages and outcrops….Read more

Just 7 miles from Folkestone, Dover has plenty to see for those on the tourist trail. Walking across the top of the white cliffs is something I’d always wanted to do, the hike to the lighthouse took about an hour and offered some spectacular vantage points on the cliff edge….Read more

It was time to get back down to the coast to Folkestone where we would be based for a couple of weeks. We spent the time exploring the town, and taking a trip on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway which ended up in a bleak and windswept Dungeness; it…Read more

Taking advantage of off season accommodation deals we took a break and headed northeast into Anglia and Great Yarmouth for a few days at the Hotpon Holiday Park. Caravan parks are not really my thing but at under 30 quid a night for a brand new three bedroom unit we…Read more

After such a great trip to the UK last year I vowed to return and bring the family this year for a couple of months. No greater introduction to the motherland would beat a trip to London so we gambled on the spring weather and jumped on the Tube at…Read more

We decided to make use of the long weekend by getting on the road again with a truck full of tents, camping gear, fishing rods, three days food supplies, an esky of beer, and a paddle board. Since we usually travel south it was decided to venture north for this…Read more

I don’t think anyone has attempted this before so four intrepid adventurers set off from a bridge over the road opposite Bangsaphan hospital and kayaked the river through town and out to the ocean, ending the 15 or so kilometer journey at Coco Bar. Along the way we witnessed a…Read more

Seeing in 2017 away from it all on a secluded beach with a couple of tents, paddle board, kayak, fishing rods and barbecue. No parties, no crowds, phone signals, no wifi, no video games, no freakin facebook – what could be better!?

JAN 9, 2017: A month later Bangsaphan floods again after a week of rain … DEC 6, 2016: Three days of solid torrential rain, high tides and some lemon opening the local dam resulted in some of the worst flooding the area has seen for a decade. The video and…Read more

Schools were closed for half term so it was time to wrench the kids away from the wifi and get on the road. This was our first unplanned trip where we booked nothing and just rocked up from day to day at different places, stopping along the way if we…Read more

Thailand Highlights

Burmese Days

Again the road beckons, I was heading across country to Inle Lake and not being a 25 year old backpacker any longer I opted for a 45 minute flight at 55 bucks as opposed to a ten hour bus ride. I know it is low season but being the only…Read more

So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?Hunter S Thompson